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| any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers. |
| cri·num (krī'nəm) n. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Crinum, native to warm regions and having strap-shaped leaves and showy umbels of variously colored flowers. Also called spider lily. [New Latin Crinum, genus name, from Greek krinon, lily.] |